I won't lie, I'm beat. Just tuckered out. This morning I checked out of my Minneapolis Airbnb around 9:45 and my check in at my Saint Paul Airbnb wasn't until 3pm, so I went to the Quaking Bog (no joke), then Maple Grove Nature Reserve & then Eagle Lake. I had a TON of fun, did a LOT of hiking--and then went to my Airbnb, unpacked, then had just enough time to shower before heading out to the Soomaal House of Art (picture of me reading at open mic above).
I will have to delve into the experience tomorrow, because I just don't have enough mental energy to do it justice tonight--but I really benefited from the experience of hearing from a wide variety of poets who used their East African ancestry & Muslim backgrounds to share some vivid & quite personal art & poetry. It was a truly beautiful evening!
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